Pregnant woman killed by tree in NYC park; was Ithaca College grad

Monday

Aug 5, 2013 at 9:04 AM

The AP

NEW YORK | Authorities say a pregnant woman was struck and killed by a falling tree as she sat on a park bench in Queens.Yingyi Li-Dikov was pronounced dead while being rushed to a hospital Sunday evening.Police say the 30-year-old woman was struck in the head and body in Kissena Park in Flushing around 6:30 p.m.Her husband, Aleksandar Dikov said they were married in June 2012. They were expecting a baby girl in the fall.He said his wife graduated from Ithaca College in 2009. The parks department didn’t immediately return a call for comment.